https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/reduced-excise-tax-on-fuel-extended-until-mid-january
The Cyprus government extended the reduced excise duties on fuel until 15 January 2023 on Friday, in a bid to alleviate the effects of soaring inflation fuelled by the war in Ukraine, with the Finance Minister calling on Households and businesses to save energy as fiscal measures cannot tackle the problem of price hikes in its entirety....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-highly-innovative-compared-to-other-eu-countries
Cyprus has achieved the biggest improvement in the field of innovation at the European level since 2015, according to the annual report of the European Innovation Scoreboard 2022 of the European Commission....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/building-defense-innovation-and-a-better-future-for-our-children
Candidates for the presidential elections that will take place in February 2023 continue their pre-election campaign with meetings, events and announcements on various issues....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/will-the-riots-in-iran-be-the-catalyst-for-an-uprising
Riots erupted during the funeral of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran. Amini died under dubious circumstances last Friday after being arrested by the country's morality police....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/usa-russia-white-house-takes-putin-s-nuclear-threats-seriously
The United States is "taking seriously" Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine, a White House spokesman said today but stressed that "the consequences will be severe" if the Russian leader actually follows through on those threats....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kyriakides-increased-cancer-screening-in-the-eu-imperative
A proposal for a new cancer screening system, which seeks to improve the early detection of cancer, was presented today by Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides on behalf of the Commission....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-in-nine-people-over-the-age-of-65-affected-by-alzheimer-s
One in nine people over the age of 65 are affected by Alzheimer's, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/europe-flights-disrupted-by-french-air-traffic-controller-strike
European flights faced widespread disruption on Friday as a French air traffic controllers' strike forced airlines to cancel half of those scheduled to arrive or depart Paris airports and others due to having to fly over France....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-high-commissioner-uk-to-continue-its-support-for-a-just-solution-in-cyprus
The new UK High Commissioner to Cyprus, Irfan Siddiq, said that his country will continue to support the achievement of a just, democratic and lasting solution to the Cyprus problem, stressing that a reunited Cyprus can achieve even greater things as a country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ec-to-force-energy-companies-to-share-their-profits
The European Commission plans to raise more than €140 billion to relieve consumers from soaring energy prices, according to Reuters, by "taking a chunk of the revenue from low-cost electricity producers and forcing fossil fuel companies to share their huge profits. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tomorrow-plan-the-legacy-of-the-anastasiades-government
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said he has a “clear conscience” as he delivered on his commitments concerning the creation of a “welfare state with no exclusions,”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-to-set-new-rules-on-minimum-wage
The need for the immediate adoption of an adequate minimum wage that will allow employees to live with dignity was discussed by the Plenary of the European Parliament on Tuesday, which is expected to vote on a relevant directive on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mario-nava-energy-can-strengthen-the-connection-between-the-two-communities
In an interview with Kathimerini, Mario Nava touches on a number of issues with regard to the Cyprus Problem, including how trade between the two communities is the only answer to smuggling, the progress in the implementation of the Halloumi case and the role of the EU in future Cyprus talks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-greece-now-israel
With the final trip of the Limassol-Piraeus ferry route looming, Kathimerini's Oriana Papantoniou speaks to the Deputy Minister of Shipping about whether or not the program was a success, the public's impression of the service and what could be improved in the long run. The Minister also suggested a possible ferry connection with neighboring Israel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russians-can-no-longer-get-golden-visas-from-portugal
A total of ten Russian citizens who applied for Portugal’s Golden Visas from February 24 this year have been denied, according to the announcement provided by the Portuguese Immigration and Border Service....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/metsola-europe-will-never-be-whole-as-long-as-cyprus-is-divided
Cyprus continues to rely upon the EU and the European Parliament in its efforts to reunify the country and end the unacceptable status quo, said the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades in his statements following his meeting with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, at the Presidential Palace on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-health-commissioner-says-no-time-to-waste-on-vaccination-strategies
EU Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, has underlined that member states need to move ahead with new vaccination strategies against COVID-19, utilizing the new adapted vaccines, and stressed that there is “no time to waste”,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/euro-dollar-exchange-falls-to-a-20-year-low
The escalation of the energy crisis with Moscow's aggressive, albeit predictable, decision to close the Nord Stream 1 pipeline indefinitely has led to a new fall in the euro, this time below 99 cents on the dollar....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eu-citizens-can-now-apply-for-a-visa-on-arrival-in-saudi-arabia
Citizens from European Union countries planning to travel to Saudi Arabia will be subject to the new tourist visa scheme that the latter’s authorities have introduced in order to increase the number of international visitors to the country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-threatens-no-more-gas-via-nord-stream-1-if-sanctions-are-not-lifted
Gas supplies from Russia to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will not fully resume until the "collective West" lifts sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has said, according to the Financial Times....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/presidential-candidates-on-the-move-as-campaign-heats-up
The presidential election campaign trail over the weekend ended with the Cyprus Green Party deciding next month on the name of the presidential candidate it will support. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-€370m-earmarked-for-rural-and-mountain-communities
"The government supports rural areas and their residents", Cyprus’ Transport Minister, Yiannis Karousos said on Sunday evening, stressing that in 2019 the government adopted the National Strategy for the Development of Mountain Communities, for the first time since the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-spain-to-collaborate-on-organ-transplants
The rate of organ donation in Cyprus remains very low compared to other European countries, Health Minister Michael Hadjipandela said on Thursday, adding that 173 transplants from living donors and 80 from posthumous donors have been carried out in Cyprus since 2011....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/masks-no-longer-required-but-with-some-exceptions
Minister of Health, Michael Hadjipandela, made statements following the Cabinet meeting today, followed by a further briefing by the communication officer of the Ministry of Health, Constantinos Athanasiou....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-may-suspend-visa-facilitation-agreement-with-russia-this-week
Germany and France are rejecting a proposal to ban the entry of Russian tourists or visitors to the European Union with a joint position document....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-trying-to-reach-agreements-on-repatriations-says-interior-minister
Cyprus is trying to reach agreements for the return of migrants, said the Minister of the Interior, Nicos Nouris, after his meeting with the President of DISY and candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, Averof Neofytou, on Monday, at the party's headquarters in Nicosia. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-to-appoint-arctic-ambassador-first-time-in-history
The United States is ready to appoint its first-ever American ambassador to the Arctic region, a State Department official has announced, with the move coming at a time when both the Russians and the Chinese are strengthening their presence in the region....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bicommunal-peace-event-to-take-place-on-september-1st
Political parties, trade unions and organizations from both sides of the divide in Cyprus stressed on Monday their determination to continue their struggle for the reunification of the country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/preparations-for-covid-road-map-continue
Preparations on a road map for the handling of the pandemic in the coming months continue, according to the Communications Advisor of the Minister of Health, Constantinos Athanasiou....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/luxury-cars-with-russian-plates-fill-helsinki-airport
Helsinki airport’s parking garage has recently been filled with Porches as well as Bentleys and other luxury cars with Russian license plates making Finland among the most significant transit countries for Russian tourists planning to travel to other European countries....
